NJMedic

Can't say I have sone something similar but I did it going straight and tried soft braking, hard braking, and turning. Of course we didn't put it on video or the internet (then again it was the early '80's). But then again if the person couldn't tell it was EMS and not PD I doubt there knew the people doing it. Hard to explain what driving technique there were trying to learn by doing doughnuts.

If it a trauma patient...yes. I would rather transport a patient 20 minutes to a trauma center then go 5 minutes to a general hospital. The only method to stablize a significant trauma patient is with surgery. Most general hospital are not set up to do immediate surgery. Most non-trauma center hospitals I deal with freak out with you bring them a trauma patient, they certainly don't want them. Pretty much the same with burn patients.

I really don't but into the idea the EMS uniforms look like PD uniforms. Yeah maybe to use but for the general public they can't tell the difference. In my EMS uniform (white shirt/black pants, no badge) I've been referred to as the police, fire, EMS, sheriff, security, gas station attendant, movie usher, etc.

The chief of the Newport FD should be slapped upside the head. :angry:

We have over 40 vehicles equipped with anti theft devices. We started doing this 15 years ago after we had two ambulances stolen in the span on 2 months. All ambulances, chiefs vehicles, and support vehicles have the device. I forget the name of the device but will check tonight when I go into work. Basically its a one inch by one inch square module that attaches to the dashboard near the steering colum. Its basically a toggle switch with two LEDs. Switch the toggle up to arm and the steering column locks. If you press the brake pedal the horn goes off. Haven't has a problem with the devices and we haven't had any vehicles stolen since. Two years ago we were able to secure Homeland Security funds to offer the same devices to every EMS vehicle in Middlesex County.

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http://www.emsresponder.com/article/articl...n=1&id=4487

Stella Doro, now there's a place I haven't been in years. My grandmother used to live on Broadway across from Van Courtland Park, good memories.

I'll call you on this statement. HIPPA is the most misunderstood law in America today. If the person taking the picture is a member of an agency that takes a picture of a patient and that agency submits a bill for medical services for that person, HIPPA might apply. If I come upon an accident and take pictures of people and I am in a public area and acting lawfully, then there is no assumption of privacy. HIPPA only covers an entity if they submit a bill electronically for medical services. If a news photographer or a buff is taking picture of an MVA that my EMS agency is working and the photographers are not working for my agency then HIPPA does not apply.

Have you seen this website: http://www.ncemsf.org/

Portsmouth, New Hampshire Engine 1 But is it a Ward or a Maxim or both?

Any science to back that up?

I'm guessing this will be a dramtic change on how EMS operates. They have been two medics as long as I can remember. All depends on how they pick the EMTs. If it is a free for all God help the medics because they will be there all alone. Granted you might have some good EMTs that will be able to take the load of the medic but I think it will a roll of the dice. Street distance doesn't mean a thing. What happens when your fifty stories up in midtown with an MI? Even going a mile in NYC traffic takes a while. If you were to argue that two medics per bus was a quality issue what do you tell people now? Sorry, times are rough and the quality of care will reflect that.

Someone got new turnout gear for Christmas.

So much for operational security!

My full time job is hospital emergency management. We have 13 licensed operators at the hospital including those from EMS, Emergency Management, and other employees of the hospital that are physicians, techs, and nurses who also have FCC licenses that could be used during an emergency. Upon and beyond that we have a MOU with a neighboring town that would allow their RACES operators to operator our radios should it be needed and their skills were not needed in their own town. We have three radios in our EMS Communications Center. We also managed a four county grant that provided what we called "canned hams" to all hospitals and nursing homes in the region. The "canned ham" is basically a small Pelican style box with a 12v power supply, radio, 100ft of cable, and a mag-mount attenna. The radio could be operated from a vehicle or 110 via converter. The hospitals/nursing homes were encouraged to establish relationships with local RACES organizations to have qualified operators to maintain communications or have their staff obtain licensure to operator the radios. Most county EOCs and the NJ State EOC have ham radio units in their facilities.

Remember....Google is your friend! Miami Dade F/R Motorcycle Operations: http://www.miamidade.gov/mdfr/emergency_special_mert.asp Pittsburgh EMS Motorcycle Response Unit: http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/ems/html/...al_events_.html Daytona Beach Fire Rescue: http://www.dbfd.us/motor_medic.htm

Miami Dade Fire Rescue, Daytona Beach Fire Rescue, Pittsburgh EMS, and Nantucket Fire up in Mass are a few US agencies that run motorcycles for EMS rapid response. Chicago used too, not sure of they still do.

NYPD Scuba has four (maybe 2) divers based at Aviation 24/7. Apparently the put two divers in the water from the helicopter yesterday.

North Hudson Regional Fire Rescue was the lead fire agency. I do not know if they had any other fire agencies there. NHRFR has a boat (x-NJSP) that I think I saw in some of the videos. Weehawkin PD and PAPD were on the NJ side as well as police boats from NJSP, Union County PD, and Perth Amboy (Middlesex Cty) PD. EMS from Weehawkin, Jersey City, Union City, McCabe EMS (Bayonne), North Bergen, and a couple of other Hudson County agencies. EMS mutual aid from Bergen, Union, and Middlesex Counties with Type 2 and 4 strike teams. NJ EMS Task Force sent two Mass Casualty Response Units, 1 Special Operations Unit (logistics, comms, rehab, MCI, shelters), and the Incident Advanced Team. About 40 patients ended up on the NJ side with about half that number transported to hospitals in Hudson County. I'm sure the numbers are not 100% correct but is gives a general picture.

In my department we have heated (forced air) compartments for all medications and IV fluids. We also carry a temperature probe that records the trends in temperature in each of the med kits. The probe data is downloaded weekly to indicate temperature ranges.

In New Jersey there is no CON requirement for BLS. There is also no legal requirement for any municipality to provide EMS. 30-40 minutes waits for an ambulance are common place in some towns, everyday. Tri Data produced a report for NJ last year saying the law should be changed to require municipalities to assure that EMS is proved within a certain time. If was up to the town to decide how they were going to accomplish that....third service EMS, private contract, Hospital based, etc.

Firefighter Gary Stephens (unknown company) died as a result of injuries sustained while operating at a second alarm at 335 Marshall Street in Elizabeth. Firefighter Stephens, age 57, was a twenty eight year veteran of the Elizabeth Fire Department. Local news media outlets are reporting that Firefighter Stephens was briefly distracted while standing behind a fire truck (engine?) as it backed up to lay hose to fire hydrant when the slow-moving vehicle ran him over. I also heard that he might have slipped on ice causing him to fall to the ground. Either way the story does not make much sense but as with any media report take it with a grain of salt. The second alarm fire destroyed a vacant 2.5 wood frame and damaged an similar occuiped exposure. The fire is being inveestigated as arson. Police had been called to remove squatters in the past. Last nights temperatures were in the low 20's.

New ambulance 18. 2008 Wheeled Coach Ford E-450

For those too young to remember the budget disaster that was NYC in the 1970's do a little research and begin to imagine what conditions could approach. The only catch is it will expand to more then just NYC.